Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Geisler
Thomas A. Geisler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10935397Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a graduation carrier having a measuring graduation disposed thereon. At least one position sensor is configured to generate position-dependent measurement signals by scanning the measuring graduation. A processor is configured to process the position-dependent measurement signals into position signals. An interface is configured to transmit the position signals to subsequent electronics via at least one data channel. At least one motion sensor is configured to generate time-varying measurement signals. A signal analyzer is configured to analyze the measurement signals in the frequency domain dependent on parameters that are transmittable from the subsequent electronics to the interface unit, and to produce result data that is transmittable from the interface unit to the subsequent electronics.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventors: Ingo Joachimsthaler, Sebastian Lenz, Thomas Geisler, Johannes Soier
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Patent number: 10378991Abstract: An angle-measuring device includes a housing and a position sensor configured to generate angle values indicating an angular position of a shaft with respect to a reference position. An interface is configured to communicate with subsequent electronics via a data channel. At least one imbalance sensor is configured to generate an imbalance signal from imbalance-induced excursions of the shaft. An imbalance analyzer is configured to generate imbalance values from the imbalance signal. A signal processor is configured to generate imbalance information from the angle values and the imbalance values. The imbalance information is transmittable through the interface to the subsequent electronics.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventors: Ingo Joachimsthaler, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20190086241Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a graduation carrier having a measuring graduation disposed thereon. At least one position sensor is configured to generate position-dependent measurement signals by scanning the measuring graduation. A processor is configured to process the position-dependent measurement signals into position signals. An interface is configured to transmit the position signals to subsequent electronics via at least one data channel. At least one motion sensor is configured to generate time-varying measurement signals. A signal analyzer is configured to analyze the measurement signals in the frequency domain dependent on parameters that are transmittable from the subsequent electronics to the interface unit, and to produce result data that is transmittable from the interface unit to the subsequent electronics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Ingo Joachimsthaler, Sebastian Lenz, Thomas Geisler, Johannes Soier
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Publication number: 20170146422Abstract: An angle-measuring device includes a housing and a position sensor configured to generate angle values indicating an angular position of a shaft with respect to a reference position. An interface is configured to communicate with subsequent electronics via a data channel. At least one imbalance sensor is configured to generate an imbalance signal from imbalance-induced excursions of the shaft. An imbalance analyzer is configured to generate imbalance values from the imbalance signal. A signal processor is configured to generate imbalance information from the angle values and the imbalance values. The imbalance information is transmittable through the interface to the subsequent electronics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Ingo Joachimsthaler, Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 7830335Abstract: The invention creates a method for representing moving objects in bit-mapped format on a matrixlike display device, having the following steps: calculation of a plurality of bit maps for a certain number of a various object representations along a predetermined path curve in advance; storage of the plurality of bit maps in memory in advance; and execution of a representation processing with a display sequence of object representations along the path curve by reading and displaying correspondingly memorized bit maps.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1999Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20070111145Abstract: Thermally developable materials that comprise a support have a conductive backside layer that has increased conductive efficiency. Conductivity is provided by non-acicular metal antimonate particles that are present in an amount greater than 55 and up to 85 dry weight % at a coverage of from about 0.06 to about 0.5 g/m2, and the ratio of total binder polymers in the backside conductive layer to the non-acicular metal antimonate particles is less than 0.75:1 (dry weights). The level of conductive particles is reduced from previous uses without an unacceptable loss in conductivity. In addition, the dry thickness of the conductive layer is considerably reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Thomas Ludemann, Gary LaBelle, Roland Koestner, John Hefley, Aparna Bhave, Thomas Geisler, Darlene Philip
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Publication number: 20070082302Abstract: A photothermographic material having a Dmin and Dmax optical density. The material includes a support having hereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers which are developable to produce an image when the photothermographic material is thermally processed; and an area disposed along a length of at least one edge of the photothermographic material, wherein the area has an optical density less than the Dmax and greater than the Dmin of the photothermographic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: James Vanous, Bryan Hunt, Robert Brearey, Steven Kong, Mark Skinner, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20060046932Abstract: Thermally developable materials that comprise a support have a conductive backside layer that has increased conductive efficiency. Conductivity is provided by non-acicular metal antimonate particles that are present in an amount greater than 55 and up to 85 dry weight % at a coverage of from about 0.06 to about 0.5 g/m2, and the ratio of total binder polymers in the backside conductive layer to the non-acicular metal antimonate particles is less than 0.75:1 (dry weights). The level of conductive particles is reduced from previous uses without an unacceptable loss in conductivity. In addition, the dry thickness of the conductive layer is considerably reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Thomas Ludemann, Gary LaBelle, Roland Koestner, John Hefley, Aparna Bhave, Thomas Geisler, Darlene Philip
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Publication number: 20050191588Abstract: A photothermographic material having a Dmin and Dmax optical density. The material includes a support having hereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers which are developable to produce an image when the photothermographic material is thermally processed; and an area disposed along a length of at least one edge of the photothermographic material, wherein the area has an optical density less than the Dmax and greater than the Dmin of the photothermographic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: James Vanous, Bryan Hunt, Robert Brearey, Steven Kong, Mark Skinner, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20050192180Abstract: A thermographic or photothermographic material having a Dmin and Dmax optical density. The material includes a support having thereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers which are developable to produce an image when the material is thermally processed; and an area disposed along a length of at least one edge of the material, wherein the area has an optical density less than the Dmax and greater than the Dmin of the thermographic or photothermographic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: James Vanous, Bryan Hunt, Robert Brearey, Steven Kong, Mark Skinner, Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 6737991Abstract: A method is proposed for compressing a sequence of data elements and for decompressing it, which is used for loss-free, storage space-saving compression. In this connection, the data elements are stored in a compressed or uncompressed form depending on the correlation with preceding or subsequent data elements in the data element sequence. In particular, the method is used for the display in a freely programmable combination instrument in a motor vehicle. The data to be compressed are in particular image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ansgar Meroth, Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 6690305Abstract: A method of data transmission from a data source to a data sink via a bus system. Run length encoding of the data to be transmitted is performed, where data units 1; 1′ having two data elements 2, 3; 2′, 3′ are used, the first data element 2 of which contains a repeat factor n of a datum D, and the second data element 3 contains the corresponding datum D; and at least one predefined repeat factor m in the first data element 2′ is defined as a flag for the presence of additional information ZI, where the second data element 3′ contains the additional information ZI.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2000Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ansgar Meroth, Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 6597367Abstract: A method and a device for the graphic display of driver information in a motor vehicle, the driver information, originating from various individual devices that are linked to each other via a bus, being able to be depicted using a graphical user interface as the foreground on a background of a common driver information display. A corresponding &agr;-channel is generated in advance in each case using an image processing device, it being assigned to the partial graphics to be inserted, and, together with the corresponding partial graphic bitmap, it being stored in a memory provided in each case in the individual device in question. The result in a superimposition is a correct antialiasing of the partial graphics inserted in front of any background.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 6523843Abstract: A bearing has an elastic bearing element and envelops a vehicle wheel suspension stabilizer. The elastic bearing element with an inner sleeve is disposed on the stabilizer. The bearing element can be connected in a rotationally secure manner to the stabilizer by corresponding locking elements between the inner sleeve and the stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Vorwerk & Sohn GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Wiesemann, Norbert Schote, Hartwig Naploszek, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20030023373Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for representing a route for a navigational system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Bernd Hessing, Ansgar Meroth, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20020149167Abstract: A bearing has an elastic bearing element and envelops a vehicle wheel suspension stabilizer. The elastic bearing element with an inner sleeve is disposed on the stabilizer. The bearing element can be connected in a rotationally secure manner to the stabilizer by corresponding locking elements between the inner sleeve and the stabilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventors: Stefan Wiesemann, Norbert Schote, Hartwig Naploszek, Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20010024208Abstract: A method and a device for the graphic display of driver information in a motor vehicle, the driver information, originating from various individual devices that are linked to each other via a bus, being able to be depicted using a graphical user interface as the foreground on a background of a common driver information display. A corresponding &agr;-channel is generated in advance in each case using an image processing device, it being assigned to the partial graphics to be inserted, and, together with the corresponding partial graphic bitmap, it being stored in a memory provided in each case in the individual device in question. The result in a superimposition is a correct antialiasing of the partial graphics inserted in front of any background.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventor: Thomas Geisler
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Publication number: 20010019311Abstract: A method of data transmission from a data source to a data sink via a bus system. Run length encoding of the data to be transmitted is performed, where data units 1; 1′ having two data elements 2, 3; 2′, 3′ are used, the first data element 2 of which contains a repeat factor n of a datum D, and the second data element 3 contains the corresponding datum D; and at least one predefined repeat factor m in the first data element 2′ is defined as a flag for the presence of additional information ZI, where the second data element 3′ contains the additional information ZI.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2000Publication date: September 6, 2001Inventors: Ansgar Meroth, Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 4570910Abstract: A ladle or other vessel for containing molten metal, for example molten steel, is lined with refractory at least some of which (e.g. in the slag line area) is unfired refractory bonded with a phosphate bond such as a long-chain glassy polyphosphate and containing, at least in the material smaller than 0.15 mm (-100 mesh), a high-lime periclase grain. This type of refractory shows unexpectedly high resistance to erosion and corrosion in the environment of a steelmaking ladle.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1984Date of Patent: February 18, 1986Assignee: National Refractories & Minerals CorporationInventor: Thomas A. Geisler